ANDHRA PRADESH REVISED PENSION RULES, 1980 (As ... - APHB

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(b) in cases of invalidation from service or voluntary retirement or
compulsory retirement, within fifteen days of the said event
occurring; or
(c) in the case of those who have already retired subsequent to
the 28th October, 1979, within three months from the date of
issue of these rules, failing which he shall be deemed to have
elected to be governed by these rules.
The option shall be exercised in the appended form.(*)
(d) 1 [x x x]
4. Government servants transferred from services and posts
to which these rules do not apply :
1) A Government servant who is transferred permanently to a service
or post to which these rules apply from a service or post to which these rules
do not apply shall become subject to these rules :
Provided that it shall be open to him, within six months of the date of
issue of the order of his permanent transfer or, if he is on leave on that day,
then, within six months of his return from leave, whichever is later, to elect to
be governed by the pension rules to which he was subject immediately before
the date of his transfer.
2) The option under the provision to sub-rule (1) shall be exercised
in writing and communicated to the authority making such order
of transfer.
3) The option, once exercised, shall be final.
5. Regulation of claims to pension or family pension :-
1) (a) Any claim to pension or family pension shall be regulated by the
provisions of these rules in force at the time when a Government servant
(*) Vide Annexure - I to these rules.
1. Rule 3(d) was omitted by G.O.Ms.No. 284 Fin & Pig (FW - Pen.I) Deptartment dt. 22-12-98. The
earlier sub rule was as follows :-
“ In the case of Government servants who died while in service / after retirement subsequent
to 28th October 1979, the pensionary benfits which may be most beneficial to the heirs
under the pension rules applicable to the Government servants on the date of death / retirement
shall be applied and pensionay benfits sanctioned accordingly.”
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